Jensen Huang Visits Berlin with Nvidia Solutions: Europe's Industrial Anxiety Over AI and Physical AI

German Chancellor Merz met Nvidia founder Jensen Huang in Berlin, with representatives from German industrial giants including Siemens, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi in attendance; the topic was how AI can enter factories. Nvidia announced nearly $10 billion in additional investment in Europe, directed at German robotics and medical AI startups, and partnerships with Siemens and Audi to promote physical AI, for example building production-line digital twins on an industrial simulation platform to reduce trial-and-error costs. EU data shows that as of 2024 only about 8% of enterprises had deeply integrated AI into core business processes, and fewer than 10% of European manufacturers use AI in core production lines.